Symantec Norton Internet Security 2010 17.5.0.127 Malware Detection Product race condition
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A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Symantec Norton Internet Security 2010 17.5.0.127. This issue affects some unknown processing of the component Malware Detection. The manipulation of the argument Product
with an unknown input leads to a race condition vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-362. The product contains a code sequence that can run concurrently with other code, and the code sequence requires temporary, exclusive access to a shared resource, but a timing window exists in which the shared resource can be modified by another code sequence that is operating concurrently. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:
** DISPUTED ** Race condition in Symantec Norton Internet Security 2010 17.5.0.127 on Windows XP allows local users to bypass kernel-mode hook handlers, and execute dangerous code that would otherwise be blocked by a handler but not blocked by signature-based malware detection, via certain user-space memory changes during hook-handler execution, aka an argument-switch attack or a KHOBE attack. NOTE: this issue is disputed by some third parties because it is a flaw in a protection mechanism for situations where a crafted program has already begun to execute.
The weakness was presented 05/05/2010 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at theregister.co.uk. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2010-5168 since 08/25/2012. The exploitation is known to be difficult. Attacking locally is a requirement. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Technical details of the vulnerability are known, but there is no available exploit.
The real existence of this vulnerability is still doubted at the moment.
There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.
See 61839, 61838, 61837 and 61836 for similar entries.
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CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
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Exploiting
Class: Race conditionCWE: CWE-362
ATT&CK: Unknown
Local: Yes
Remote: No
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Status: Not defined
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Timeline
05/05/2010 🔍05/05/2010 🔍
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Sources
Vendor: symantec.comAdvisory: theregister.co.uk
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2010-5168 (🔍)
SecurityFocus: 39924 - Multiple Vendor Argument Switch Security Bypass Vulnerabilities
OSVDB: 67660 - Multiple Security Product Argument Switch Race Condition Scan Bypass
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Entry
Created: 03/23/2015 16:50Updated: 08/16/2018 07:23
Changes: 03/23/2015 16:50 (50), 08/16/2018 07:23 (6)
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